This post is a response to episode 679 of the podcast “This American Life” where the podcaster Lina Misitzis (@lmisitzis) wrongly categorized Aerith as a girl who needs saving. For those of you who are unaware, Aerith Gainsborough is a character from the classic video game Final Fantasy VII (FFVII) (1997 – Squaresoft), which is…
Remembering Final Fantasy VII
Once upon a time, during my Nintendo/SNES/Playstation One days I was a big RPG fan. I loved classic titles like Dragon Warrior, Suikoden, Secret of Mana, and, of course, Final Fantasy. I still have the booklet that comes with the game for Final Fantasy 1. Over the weekend, Square Enix released the trailer for “Final…
